Defending the Capitol: SSG Aquilino Gonell
SSG. Gonell served in the Army in Iraq, and later defended the Capitol on January 6th, 2021
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Show Notes
Staff Sergeant Aquilino Gonell served in the Army in Iraq. He was born in the Dominican Republic, and was granted US citizenship after joining the military.
In this interview, he discusses the difficulty of gaining citizenship, discipling a fellow soldier for being cruel towards an Iraqi child, and defending the Capitol on January 6th as a Capitol Police Officer.
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